anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
in accordance with plans; just as planned
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
penalty; sentence; punishment
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
failure; mistake; blunder
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout